veir

See also: véir

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French vair, from Latin varius (“variegated”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛi̯r/

Noun

veir (plural veyres)

  1. vair (squirrel fur)
  2. vair clothing
  3. (rare) weasel, stoat

Descendants
  • English: vair
  • Scots: vair (obsolete)
  • Yola: vier, wyer, vierd

References

Norman

Etymology

From Old French vëoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛ/
  • (Pays de Caux, Rouen) IPA(key): /ve/
  • (Jersey) IPA(key): /vɛə/

Verb

veir

  1. to see

Conjugation
    Conjugation of the verb « veir » in Norman
infinitive veir
gerund veyant
auxiliary aveir1
past participle masculine feminine
singular veu veue
plural veus veues
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative je (j') tu (t') il, alle,
nos		 je
(nos)		 vos il, alles
present veis veis veit veyoms veyez veient
imperfect veyeis veyeis veyeit veyioms veyiez veyeient
preterite veus veus veut veûmes veûtes veûtrent
future verrai verras verra verroms verrez verront
conditional verreis verreis verreit verrioms verriez verreient
subjunctive que je (j') que te (t') qu'il, qu'alle,
que nos		 que je
(que nos)		 que vos qu'il, qu'alles
present veie veies veie veyioms veyiez veient
imperfect veusse veusses veût
veusse		 veussioms veussiez veussent
imperative — tu — je
(nos)		 vos —
veis veyoms veyez
1Used with past participles.

Old French

Verb

veir

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative infinitive of veoir

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a distinct stressed present stem, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of veir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive veir aveir veü, vis
gerund en veant, veiant Use the gerund of aveir followed by the past participle
present participle veant, veiant
past participle veü, vis
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present vei veiz veit veons veez veient
imperfect veeie veeies veeit veïiens, veïens veïiez, veïez veeient
preterite vi veïs vit veïmes veïstes virent
future verai veras vera verons vereiz, verez veront
conditional vereie vereies vereit veriiens, veriens veriiez, veriez vereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of aveir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of aveir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of aveir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of aveir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of aveir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present veie veies veie veons, veiiens, veions veez, veiiez veient
imperfect veïsse veïsses veïst veïssons, veïssiens veïsseiz, veïssez, veïssiez veïssent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of aveir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of aveir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— vei — veons veez, vez —

Noun

veir m (oblique plural veirs, nominative singular veirs, nominative plural veir)

  1. Alternative form of vair (fur of a squirrel)

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin videō, vidēre.

Verb

veir

  1. (Surmiran) to look
  2. (Surmiran) to see
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